The village chief and the squires quickly bowed themselves humbly and flattered him, praising Todayama for loving the people like a son and being attentive to the people's sentiments, which made him deeply loved by the people.
Yamaguchi Momoe looked at Toda-san and sneered. She didn't understand why Toda-san did this. Senior Brother Huli didn't need the power of faith, this damn lustful deer.
Todayama twirled his short beard and listened with squinted eyes, looking like he was enjoying it.
The headmaster bowed and said: "Sir, we have prepared some New Year's greetings for everyone, please accept them."
Todayama glanced at the long row of large boxes placed in the corner of the flower hall and said: "I never accept gifts, but because of your sincerity, it is not easy to pick them from all the way.
You pick them back and it will ruin your face."
The chief and others were a little nervous when they heard what he said before. When they heard what he said later, they all laughed again, thinking that Du Si really knew how to speak in official style, making it seem like he was forced to accept it. Hehe, as long as he is willing to accept it.
Don't be afraid of being unfair. What you gave away before will be taken back twice as much.
With smiles on their faces, they were looking forward to how they would exploit the people after buying the capital, but they were dumbfounded again when they heard what Todayama said: "There are really many poor people in Yinling County who need relief.
There are a lot of them, but this time, they are just a drop in the bucket. So, these gifts you gave to the county. The county has decided to treat them as your donations to help the people and transfer them to the poor people. Come on!"
The servants at the door rushed in and bowed to salute.
Todasan said: "Go and call all the household secretaries and warehouses, count and record the donations made by the district chiefs and squires to help the people, and register and make a register. By the way, how are the preparations for the Huli Daxian Temple that donated money last time?
How are you doing?"
"Reporting to the eldest sir, construction is being stepped up and should be completed on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month."
"Very good. When the time comes, the county will hold a grand completion celebration to praise the squires who donated money to help the people! This time, everyone's donation will also be included, don't forget it."
"yes!"
Zaoli agreed and hurried out to call for help.
The chief and others looked at each other and were speechless.
Todayama praised the squires in the county with a cheerful face, saying that they are all helpful people. With such people, the villagers will definitely be able to live a good life. These squires and village chiefs all blushed.
, laughing along awkwardly.
Soon, the housekeeper and the warehouse treasurer came. They immediately took charge of collecting these things. The village chief and the squires watched eagerly as the things were carried away by the servants.
Todayama praised them again, and then politely sent them outside the yamen gate in person.
Seeing the village chiefs and squires leaving, Yamaguchi Momoe smiled and bent down, saying: "Sir, this move of yours is really powerful. It makes them unable to tell the story of their suffering. It is much better than simply refusing to accept."
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The master said with a bitter face: "It's good, but I'm afraid no one will dare to give gifts in the future. I have been an official for thousands of miles just for money. The eldest master has cut off this financial path, but he has lost most of his income."
Todasan said: "If I take advantage of other people's weak hands and soft mouths, if I accept their things today, I will not care if they oppress and exploit the poor people in the future? How can I care?"
The master felt a little embarrassed and raised his hands and said: "Dong Weng is right. Looking at it this way, Dong Weng is benefiting the people."
"I have made a promise to the people before, and I must do this to benefit the people. I can't do one thing in front of my face and another behind my back, or go back on my word."
The master praised: "My noble character and integrity are admirable."
Todasan said: "It's hard to say that serving as an official for one term is just to benefit one party and fulfill one's duties. As for personal gains and losses, there is no need to care too much. How could we, the officials of the Song Dynasty, be so poor?"
"That's true. Hehe, true or false."
Todayama took Yamaguchi Momoe back to the inner house and entered the door. Yamaguchi Momoe shouted softly behind him: "Wait!"
Todayama stopped, remembering that he mistakenly thought his wife was being intimate with her yesterday, and couldn't help but feel guilty. He didn't look back.
Yamaguchi Momoe twirled a strand of hair on her temples, walked up behind him gracefully, and said softly: "You..., don't you have anything to say to me?"
Todayama slowly turned around and stopped, his eyes full of doubts.
Seeing his serious look, Yamaguchi Momoe was a little amused and said: "I'm telling you something serious. - Don't you think it's a little strange that Mr. Li died? Where is the ice monster, and the wolf?"
"What's weird? You said he's not dead?"
"No, he didn't know that we were going to deal with him. He couldn't pretend to be dead. And so many squires have testified that there would be no falsehood. He was definitely dead, but it was just a little strange. Do you think he really fell to death accidentally?"
Todayama thought for a while and said: "It's really hard to say, after all, we are not at the scene. Brother Huangpao should not do such a thing, the ice monster..., it is also impossible, that member Li has something worth doing.
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"I feel something is strange. He must have walked this road countless times. No one else has lost his footing and fallen. He is the only one who is really weird."
huts1 said: "Whatever, just die. We don't have to go through the hard work." After saying that, he returned to the room with his hands behind his back.
His wife was working as a nv. When she saw him coming in, she rushed to greet him and said, "The official is back? I heard that the people gave you the Wanmin Umbrella?"
"Well, I just did a little thing for them, and they gave me so much praise. I really deserve it!"
"The things officials do are not trivial. I heard that they have solved the urgent needs of many people who are unable to uncover the truth!"
"Yeah! This just solves an urgent need. I don't have a good idea about what to do in the future. Hey, I originally thought that being a governor would just solve the case, but I didn't expect that the people of Dongcheng were eating, drinking, and eating.
It’s really beyond my ability to take care of it!”
"Master, don't be anxious, just take your time."
"Why not be in a hurry? A three-year term is a very short time! Just giving money and food like this cannot solve the fundamental problem. The problem must be solved fundamentally." Todayama said to himself, "Our treasure
The transportation in Xiang State is inconvenient, which is a bottleneck restricting local economic development. We must adapt to local conditions and take a road to wealth that suits the characteristics of the local economy. But what kind of road is suitable for local development?"
Todayama's host is not an economist, nor does he know how to do business. Now, when he feels that he, the governor, has to shoulder the heavy responsibility of leading people out of poverty, he feels that his knowledge is too narrow. What he knows is only some knowledge from the past.
The superficial truths I heard in the news are completely blind when it comes to reality.
Naturally, his wife could not understand his words. Seeing his sad face, she said: "Didn't the official say that he helped others come up with ideas to make money? The official's idea must be correct. Think about it slowly and talk to those doing business."
, maybe you have an idea!”
Todayama slapped his thigh and said: "Exactly! Madam, she really enlightened the dreamer with her words. How to make a fortune. Naturally, the right way is to seek advice from those who have made a fortune from scratch. Just thinking about it on your own, no matter what.
Behind closed doors, my wife is smart!" After that, he hugged the woman and kissed her cheek, which made the woman blush again.
Todayama let her go and walked to the desk. He saw a letter on the desk and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Where did this letter come from? Why didn't I see it just now?"
The woman came over, lowered her head and took a look. She was also very surprised and said, "Yes! When I got up early, I cleaned the house and I didn't see it yet."
Todasan said: "So, someone should have put it here when I went out just now." He picked it up and looked at it carefully. He couldn't help but was surprised again. He saw the envelope read: "Guard Japan's personal letter."
Japan! That was his code name in the assassination organization. Could it be that this letter was sent from Japan?
It must be! Only he could avoid Yamaguchi Momoe's gaze and sneak into the inner house to leave the letter.
Todayama said to his wife: "Call me Master, okay?"
The woman hurriedly agreed and went out quickly. Todayama looked around and listened carefully. There was nothing unusual. Then he tore open the envelope, pulled out a piece of snow-white silk paper, unfolded it, and saw a few words written in block letters.
: "The life of a bully is a welcome gift."
Todayama immediately understood these incomprehensible words - Li Yuanwai was killed by Japan! In order to welcome him to join his organization. Because he had told him that day that Li Yuanwai had a lot of wealth. So
, Yueben kept it in his mind and created this seemingly accidental murder. For a deer demon, it is too easy to create such an accident.
Todayama took another good look at the letter, went out to the kitchen, threw the envelope and the envelope into the stove and burned it.
As soon as he came out of the kitchen, he saw his wife and master coming over. Todasan invited the master into the study. After sitting down, Todasan said: "Wan Sheng is not familiar with the situation in Dongcheng. In the past, he was devoted to studying and did not know the ways of the world. Xinchun has already
It’s time to pay New Year’s greetings and visit relatives and friends. I don’t know what to do, so I’m asking you to give me some advice.”
The master smiled slightly, twirling his beard and said: "Even if Dong Weng doesn't ask, the students will have to say it. - There are ten days of vacation during the entire Spring Festival. At the Yamen, you must spend at least seven days to visit each one.
Then he spent three days in Dongcheng to entertain officials and squires from all walks of life. However, these all cost money. The court did not have this expenditure, and all the officials paid for it themselves. It is precisely because of this that the students have been late.
I haven’t mentioned this matter to Dong Weng yet.”
Todayama smiled and said: "I will take care of the money matter. Please help me arrange the visit schedule and specific gifts."
The master hurriedly agreed and said in a low voice: "If it doesn't work, you can temporarily use the money donated by the squires today to help the people, and pay it back in the future, because this New Year's greetings, you can get a lot of expenses. I'm afraid
Dong Weng will not be able to raise this amount for a while."
Todasan said: "No matter what, I will not touch this money. Sir, you should know that the eyes of the people are watching. If I touch this money, no matter what I use it for, and no matter whether I make up for it later, the people will
Thinking that I have taken money from those landlords and squires and benefited from them, so I am one of their own, so they will not treat me as one of their own. Then how can I be a parent-official? Should I be a parent-official of the squires and landlords, or should I be an official of the common people?
How can I still carry out my oath?"
The master nodded frequently: "Dong Weng has thought carefully and the students have learned a lesson."
"As for the money, I don't think it's a big problem. You can prepare it first. Things that need to be done must be done quickly."
"Okay, if that's the case, then you can set off today, and try to start paying New Year greetings to all of you tomorrow. The New Year greetings should be as early as possible. The earlier the better."
"Okay then, go get ready and we'll set off immediately."
After seeing off the master, his wife came in, and Toda-san told the officials that he was going to pay New Year's greetings, because Toda-san had an important assassination mission when he left.
Todayama called Yamaguchi Momoe. He told him about his recent arrangements and asked him to immediately start arranging the escort mission.
Yamaguchi Momoe immediately called the head catcher to discuss it together.
They have nine horses in total, which is enough for Todayama and his companions.
After packing up, Todayama and the others rode towards Wanzishan.
